News

This is a list of upcoming events, professional opportunities and trainings, and funding opportunities related to the mental health and wellness of African Americans in the Austin area. Have news you would like us to share? Please contact Vicky Coffee, Program Manager for the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.

Note: 4ABHN members are deeply involved with the Central Texas African American Family Support Conference. Learn more.

The WellMed Charitable Foundation (WCF) is seeking to award grants in local WellMed markets in 2018. The WellMed Charitable Foundation supports seniors and their caregivers as a primary focus of our mission, and these grants are intended to reflect this population. The WCF intends to award one grant of up to $20,000 in each of the following areas, with two grants awarded in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex:

Texas

Austin

San Antonio

Dallas/Fort Worth (2 grants)

Corpus Christi

Rio Grande Valley

El Paso

Florida

Miami

Tampa

Treasure Coast

Orlando

Organizations wishing to submit a proposal must use the WellMed Charitable Foundation grant template that is found on our website: www.wellmedgives.org/grants, and submit their application to our email box wellmedgives@wellmed.net, by 5:00 PM on February 15, 2018. WCF awards are based on the quality of the proposals; therefore, the Foundation Board of Directors may elect not to award a grant or to award more than one grant in any given area. Grant agreements will be finalized by March 31, 2018.